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God, this is true, but most HN posters can't see it for some reason. Princeton already proved America is an oligarchy with a paper that was released a few year
by cbozeman 6y ago
God, this is true, but most HN posters can't see it for some reason.
Princeton already proved America is an oligarchy with a paper that was released a few years back, showing that when the rich wanted a certain policy implemented, it was passed into law at any almost 80% rate, compared with the "average voter" wanting a policy made into law at about a 50% rate.
Here's that article:
https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/files/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc.pdf https://scholar.princeton.edu/sites/default/files/mgilens/fi...
Now here's what's super telling, or at least should be... if you Google "princeton oligarchy study america" or some combination, the very first fucking result you'll find will be a Vox article saying its wrong. Because the ultra-rich need to perpetuate the myth that your voice matters. Google needs you to be stupid enough to believe that.
- linspace 6y agoThe difference between 80% and 50% is very significant but if you want a positive angle: 1. Average voters still pass laws at a significant rate 2. An elite university publishes the study It's very far from perfection but I don't think it's an oligarchy. There is always going to be a bias in favor of the rich. That's what money is for.